Liverpool Win Again, City Bounce Back Leeds Hold Everton
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ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 16 In this Thursday, Aug 5, 2021 fi le photo, Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts during a match against Lloyd Harris, of South Africa, at the Citi Open tennis tournament, in Washington. Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the US Open and says he will not play tennis again this year because of a nagging foot injury. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Liverpool win again, City bounce back Leeds hold Everton LIVERPOOL, England, Aug 21, (AP): Liverpool marked their fi rst game in front of a capacity crowd at Anfi eld in nearly 18 months by beat- ing Burnley 2-0 on Saturday, with goals by Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane earning their team a second straight win to open the season. Jota, who scored the fi rst goal in Liverpool’s 3-0 victory at Norwich last weekend, glanced in a header off a cross by left back Konstanti- nos Tsimikas in the 18th minute in front of The Kop. Mane struck home a powerful, low shot from a central position from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deft pass in the 69th. Since the last time there was a full house at Anfi eld - in March 2020 - Liv- erpool have won the league title for the fi rst time in 30 years and relinquished it to Manchester City. So there was something of a party atmosphere for what ended up being a routine win against Burnley, which had claimed a shock victory in the same fi xture last season to end Liverpool’s 68-game SOCCER unbeaten run at Anfi eld in the league. Tsimikas is set to lose his place in the team, with Andrew Robertson returning to fi tness after a minor ankle ligament injury. The Greek defender’s parting gift was an assist from a pinpoint delivery into the penalty box, where Jota got in front of Burnley center back Ben Mee and guided a header low past goalkeeper Nick Pope. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, (left), and Burnley’s Ben Mee battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfi eld, Liverpool, England. (AP) City 5, Norwich 0 Jack Grealish scored his fi rst goal home Premier League game of the sea- ford slipped his marker, Michael Keane, From near the penalty spot, Ings’ right- since a British-record $139 million son against Everton. on the edge of the area and his ball in- footer into the top right corner left goal- move to Manchester City in a 5-0 win The Brazilian winger crashed home a side was expertly dispatched by the sup- keeper Freddie Woodman no chance. over Norwich , helping the champions second-half equalizer - his third goal in porting Klich. El Ghazi then sent Woodman the earn the fi rst points of their Premier as many games against the Toffees - as Villa 2, Newcastle 0 wrong way on the penalty, calmly fi r- League title defense. The ball defl ected Leeds twice hit back to earn their fi rst ing into the left corner. The spot kick in off the inside of the England mid- point of the new campaign. Danny Ings scored with a stunning was awarded after VAR determined that fi elder’s left leg from close range after Everton striker Dominic Calvert- bicycle kick in defender Jamaal Lascelles had handled fi rst-half stoppage a driven cross by Gabriel Jesus fl ew Lewin’s fi rst-half penalty was canceled Mings’ header from close range. across the face of the six-yard box. time to help Aston Newcastle’s best chance at a full- out by Mateusz Klich before the break Villa beat Newcas- That 22nd-minute goal made it 2-0 and after Demarai Gray restored the vis- capacity Villa Park came in the opening for City, which went ahead via an own- tle 2-0 . minutes, when striker Callum Wilson itors’ lead, Raphinha had the last word Anwar El Ghazi goal by Tim Krul when an attempted in a typically thrilling Leeds encounter. was in alone on goalkeeper Emiliano clearance by Norwich defender Grant converted a pen- Martinez but shot wide right. Wilson Elland Road was turned into a sea alty in the 63rd Hanley smashed unwittingly into the of yellow before kickoff as most home had put his team ahead last weekend goalkeeper following a cross by Jesus. minute as Villa when he scored after fi ve minutes in a fans in a capacity crowd - the fi rst here earned their fi rst Aymeric Laporte and substitutes Ra- since March 2020 - swirled fl ags found 4-2 loss to West Ham. heem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez added victory of the under their seats to mark the occasion. Premier League Palace 0, Brentford 0 further goals after halftime, continuing Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure’s Norwich’s tough start to its return to the season while New- Crystal Palace and Brentford played early shot fl ew wide and Leeds set a Grealish top fl ight after a 3-0 loss to Liverpool castle slumped to out an entertaining 0-0 draw at Selhurst Everton’s Richarlison, (center), battles for the ball with Leeds United play- last weekend. City bounced back from typically breathless pace. consecutive losses. Park to give Eagles coach Patrick Vieira ers during the English Premier League soccer match between Leeds Unit- a 1-0 loss at Tottenham in the opening The visitors were awarded a pen- Ings has scored in both of his matches his fi rst managerial point in the Premier ed and Everton at Elland Road, Leeds, England. (AP) round of the league season and Grealish alty after referee Darren England had with his new club, which signed him League. Both teams hit the woodwork is already looking like an integral mem- watched a replay of Liam Cooper’s tan- from Southampton using funds from the during the fi rst half, with Conor Gal- had been produced on that occasion, duo Joachim Andersen and Gallagher, ber of Pep Guardiola’s team. gle with Calvert-Lewin and the Everton sale of midfi elder Jack Grealish to Man- lagher going closest for the hosts before this contest fi nished as a stalemate with the Chelsea midfi elder who was ineligi- man coolly converted to give his side a chester City. Bryan Mbeumo also hit the crossbar for clear-cut chances lacking throughout ble to face his parent club last weekend, Leeds 2, Everton 2 30th-minute lead. The striker was left unmarked as Ty- the visitors. despite plenty of endeavor from the while Brentford were unchanged from Raphinha’s superb second-half fi nish But Leeds deservedly hit back to rone Mings rose and fl icked on a long It was the fi rst meeting between the London rivals. their impressive opening-day success clinched Leeds a 2-2 draw in their fi rst equalize before halftime. Patrick Bam- throw-in by right back Matty Cash. sides since 1977 and while six goals Vieira handed full debuts to Palace over Arsenal. Marsch wins 1st duel between American coaches No Messi as PSG edge Freiburg deal demoralizing defeat to Dortmund Brest, remain perfect BERLIN, Aug 21, (AP): Freiburg put Also, promoted Greuther Fürth drew home fans little to cheer about. Lukebakio converted the spot kick to BREST, France, Aug 21, (AP): the brakes on Borussia Dortmund’s with Arminia Bielefeld 1-1, and Bo- New signing Kevin-Prince Boateng open the scoring on the hour-mark. Paris Saint-Germain survived a early-season optimism by holding on chum earned their fi rst win in the top went off injured before halftime - a dis- Wolfsburg coach Marc van Bommel scare without Neymar and Lionel for a 2-1 win in the Bundesliga on Sat- fl ight after an 11-year absence with a appointing return for the 34-year-old reacted with two changes with 20 min- Messi before beating Brest 4-2 and urday, a demoralizing blow for a team 2-0 victory at home over Mainz. Berlin native whose last appearance at utes to go and again his substitutions extending their winning start in the with ambitions of challenging for the Hertha Berlin look set for another the Olympiastadion was when he won made a big impact as the team pushed French league to three games. title. long hard season after losing their the German Cup with Eintracht Frank- forward. Wolfsburg was thrown out of Substitute Angel Di Maria Goals in each half from Vincenzo opening two games despite scoring the the German Cup on Monday after van sealed the victory on a counterat- Grifo and Hungary midfi elder Roland fi rst goal in both. Bommel used too many substitutions. tack in injury time just when it Sallai gave host Freiburg its fi rst win Wolfsburg’s visit was Hertha’s SOCCER Xaver Schlager set up Ridle Baku to looked like Brest might score an and dealt new Dortmund coach Marco fi rst game since confi rming that they equalize in the 74th, and Nmecha - one of equalizer to claim a point against Rose his fi rst league defeat after the 5-2 received the last instalment of Lars the substitutes - scored the winner in the the star-studded visitors. victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Windhorst’s 375-million-euro ($440 furt in 2018. 88th. Jesse Marsch won the fi rst Bundes- Though Neymar and Messi opening round last weekend. Dortmund million) investment in the club. There The home side emerged with far liga duel between teams with American weren’t ready for the game, PSG lost in the German Super Cup to Bay- wasn’t much sign of it on the fi eld.